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Cougar Peak

On Cougar Peak, Cabinet Mountains

Trail5.6 km · 3.5 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Slide Rock Mountain 2.4 mi · 3.8 kmExplore Cougar Peak →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 15–21 °C (59–70 °F)

  1. J-5°-13°147
  2. F-3°-12°115
  3. M1°-9°116
  4. A6°-6°96
  5. M11°-1°122
  6. J16°3°128
  7. J21°6°54
  8. A21°6°49
  9. S15°2°68
  10. O7°-3°131
  11. N-1°-9°178
  12. D-6°-14°168

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This trail in Lolo National Forest, Montana, United States of America, is about 5.6 km (3.5 mi) long. It is in the Cabinet Mountains. It lies about 21 km north of Thompson Falls.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
5.6 km · 3.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Cougar Peak (mountain, 2,020 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Cabinet Mountains (Rocky Mountains › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
21 km N of Thompson Falls (Sanders County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Lolo National Forest
Connects to
Slide Rock Mountain (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Montana
Continent
North America
Route centre
47.7810, -115.3396
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Slide Rock Mountain

2.4 mi · 3.8 km · Lolo National Forest

Bear Creek

3.8 mi · 6.1 km · Kootenai National Forest

Vermilion-Headley

3.8 mi · 6.1 km · Lolo National Forest

Terrace Lake

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Lolo National Forest

Cataract Creek

4.6 mi · 7.5 km · Kootenai National Forest

Water Hill

5.0 mi · 8.0 km · Kootenai National Forest

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